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Margaret Atwood Works and Impact Edited by Reingard M. Nischik 
Novelist, poet, cultural critic, Margaret Atwood is one of the most
fascinating, versatile, and productive authors of our time, a superb
writer in any genre she chooses to tackle. This book was prepared on the
occasion of Atwood's sixtieth birthday in November 1999. Its first aim
is therefore to take stock of Atwood's multifarious works and
international impact at the height of her creative powers. Secondly, the
book serves as a wide-ranging introduction to the writer and her works.
Fifteen informative articles written specifically for this volume by
Atwood specialists from Canada, the USA, the UK, Germany, and France
treat her life and status, her works (up-to-date survey articles on
Atwood's novels, short fiction, poetry, and literary and cultural
criticism), and important approaches to her works (from the standpoints
of gender politics, mythology, ecology, popular culture, constructivism,
and Canadian nationalism). A final section on creativity, transmission,
and reception includes an interview with Atwood on creativity,
statements by some of Atwood's important transmitters, including
publishers, editors, literary agents, and translators, and some 15
statements by Atwood's fellow writers, in which they explore her
importance for them. A number of photographs of Atwood, several cartoons
drawn by and about her, an up-to-date bibliography of works by and about her, and an index round out the volume. |
DETAILS 14 b/w illustrations4 line illustrations 356 pages Size: 9 x 6 in 10 digit ISBN: 1571132694 13 digit ISBN: 9781571132697 Binding: Paperback First published: 11/Oct/2002 Last printed: 11/Oct/2002 Price: 29.95 USD / 19.99 GBP Imprint: Camden House Series: European Studies in American Literature and Culture BIC class: AVH STATUS: Available Details updated on 07/10/2008 | |||||||
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